Diamonds and Dust at Barnyard
2006-02-23
THE Barnyard Theatre at the Bridge House School in Simondium features Diamonds and Dust this weekend Friday and Saturday at R95 per person.
Devised and directed by the Barnyard Production Company, this proudly South African production will take you on a journey of joy, heartache and emancipation.
It starts off in the swinging 40s and 50s with the music of the pennywhistle, also known as Kwela.
The show progresses onto the period of Kwela Jazz, which was played on the saxophone rather then the pennywhistle, and then moves on to a tribute to Miriam Makeba and the Manhattan Brothers with songs like The Click Song and Pata Pata.
* The Slaley Jazz Festival is on at the Barnyard during the weekend of 4 and 5 March, at R100 per person (Saturday 18:00-23:00 and Sunday 12:00-17:00.
With Slaley Wines and good food comes great music. The line-up include Breakfast Included, DNA Strings, Tony Cox and Steve Newman and Delta Blue. Take the family along and have a swinging time.
Bookings at Robyn Watkins, Barnyard Theatre at Bridge House tel/fax 874-1505 or cell 082-371-3267 or e-mail theatre @bridgehouse.org.za.
Doors open at 18:30 and the shows begin at 20:00.
Arrive well before curtain up, bring your picnic basket and enjoy your meal around heavy wooden tables in the unique atmosphere of the barn theatre.
Drinks can also be purchased from the wine and malt bar. Pack your own picnic basket or indulge in a specially prepared picnic feast.
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